Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: BAD BOYS FOR LIFE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 16, 2020

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE Director: Adil and BilallStarring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Joe Pantoliano, Vanessa Hudgens, Charles Melton, Paola Nuñez, Alexander Ludwig, Kate del Castillo Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back to prove they are bad boys for life. It’s been 17 years since Bad Boys II and Mike (Smith) and Marcus (Lawrence) have…
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Movie Review: LIKE A BOSS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 9, 2020

LIKE A BOSS Director: Miguel ArtetaStarring: Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Coolidge, Billy Porter, Ryan Hansen, Jimmy O. Yang Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne star as Mia and Mel who have been friends since middle school. They’ve been through thick and thin and own a business together selling their makeup line at a…
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Movie Review: JUST MERCY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 8, 2020

JUST MERCY Director: Destin Daniel CrettonStarring: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr. Just Mercy takes us back to Monroe County Alabama in 1987. Michael B. Jordan plays Bryan Stevenson a recent Harvard Law graduate who partners with Eva Ansley (Larson) to provide legal services…
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Movie Review: 1917

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 26, 2019

1917 Writer/Director: Sam MendesStarring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Andrew Scott, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden It’s April 6, 1917 in Northern France, Blake and Scofield are two British soldiers played by George McKay and Dean-Charles Chapman who are tasked with a deadly mission to head into enemy territory to deliver an urgent message to…
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Movie Review: LITTLE WOMEN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 23, 2019

LITTLE WOMEN Writer/Director: Greta GerwigStarring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel Little Women is back on the big screen in a new adaptation from Greta Gerwig. If you’ve never read it, it’s the story of the four March sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth,…
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Movie Review: UNCUT GEMS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 23, 2019

UNCUT GEMS Director: Josh and Benny SafdieStarring: Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel, Julia Fox, LaKeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Judd Hirsch, Eric Bogosian Adam Sandler gives one of his best performances in Uncut Gems. He plays Howard Ratner, a New York City gems dealer who gets his hands on a rare, highly expensive black opal from Ethiopia.…
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Movie Review: BOMBSHELL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 19, 2019

BOMBSHELL Director: Jay RoachStarring: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Mark Duplass, Malcolm McDowell, Allison Janney, Kate McKinnon The women at Fox News had their own to story to tell. Their story was about their boss, Roger Ailes (Lithgow), and the history of sexual misconduct under him and fellow anchors at…
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Movie Review: CATS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 19, 2019

CATS Director: Tom HooperStarring: Francesca Hayward, Jason DeRulo, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, and Jennifer Hudson Some musicals should never be adapted into a movie as they are meant for the stage. Thus is the case for Cats. Victoria, a young white cat is left abandoned in the streets. It’s there where…
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Movie Review: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 18, 2019

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Director: J.J. AbramsStarring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong’o, Billy Dee Williams, Ian McDiarmid, Kelly Marie Tran, Carrie Fisher How do you end a saga after three trilogies? Director J.J. Abrams does just that with a satisfying conclusion in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.…
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Movie Review: JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 16, 2019

JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL Director: Jake KasdanStarring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Awkwafina, Nick Jonas Spencer, Fridge, Bethany, and Martha have gone their separate ways after high school but are now reunited back home for Christmas break. Spencer has drifted from the group and has broken up with…
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